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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1961
Page
4
The Corry Evening Journal lists daily publication with Sunday exception, printing local news and Associated Press dispatches. It details mail rates, display advertising, and subscription prices, noting restricted delivery areas and office addresses in Corry Pennsylvania.
The article analyzes a persistent U.S. export surplus with Japan since 5H, noting annual figures around 195 to 625 million, driven by raw materials sales and limited imports of finished goods. It highlights textiles where the U.S. shipped 217 million to Japan and imported 74 million, and discusses how Japan buys both finished goods and raw materials, keeping the dollar edge. It warns that a shift in the balance could trigger drastic policy responses to protect the U.S. economy.
Hollywood operators discover money in nude films. A raft of low budget promoters create risqué features with scantily clad performers, including "The Trumbal Mr. Teas" as a flagship. Budgets around 25 000 dollars, with ventures claiming potential millions in profits. Films shot in apartments and public spaces, with models and exotic dancers, attract police attention and box office sales. Ted Paramore handled a mail order film business amid a surge in nude productions.
A letter from Mrs. Shittey Zenner of Euclid street Cun'yenna complains about cafeteria food and urges publishing weekly menus in The Journal. Superintendent Shupe says menus for all Corry area cafeterias will be published or sent home with students to inform parents.
Leo B. Atkins, 42, of Jamestown, received five concurrent indeterminate terms in a state correctional facility after pleading guilty to five third degree burglaries. Indictments dated June 5 covered burglaries of Jamestown dwellings between May 22 and April 15, and Judge McKinley L. Phillips pronounced sentence.
MEADVILLE Two men were injured in a three vehicle crash at a triple intersection yesterday afternoon near Hartstown. Niles Enterline of Jamestown Pa and Lewis Brown of Bradford were treated at Green ville City Hospital and Spencer Hospital respectively, Brown sustaining a lacerated lip and possible internal injuries. State Police say Brown ran a stop sign on Route 18, struck Enterline’s truck on Route 322, then veered into Rolland Mumin’s truck on Route 20006. a nearby parked car was damaged by a fender from Brown’s vehicle.
A fragmented 20 year old reminiscence notes Hare Creek road resurfacing, Army units from Corry in North Carolina preparing for large war games, a Hills neighborhood parade, and a drunkenness arrest after an auto seizure. Street names and events are garbled, but military movements and local incidents are evident.
Miss Louise Williams of North Center street returns from Albion. Journal will bulletin returns from the primaries tonight at several local clubs. Audiences show unanimous approval of Douglas Fairbanks new film The Mark of Zorro at the Rex. Birth: nine pound son Robert Royer to Mr and Mrs Fred Taylor on East Pleasant street.
William Guekert, executive secretary of the Allegheny County Sportsmen's Association, protested the Pennsylvania Fish Commission decision to curtail operations. He blamed pollution from industries and strip mines for ruining streams and argued the commission should focus on cleanup rather than cutting back.
State Trooper Walter Cervile estimated total damage from the accident at 4200 dollars. He will finish the investigation after the two hospitalized motorists recover enough to give their versions of the crash.
Americans number left handed readers and meteor fall odds. Pigeons carried the first air mill. Phrases on pets, taxes, teeth, and famous last words mix with jokes on schooling and presidents. A collage of trivia prompts reflection on culture and curiosity.
A new gas well near Meadville in Crawford County was drilled by Flanigan Bros. Drilling Co. using a rotary rig for the Burnham Gas and Oil Co. It yields about 9.184 million cubic feet per day, surpassing a nearby earlier well by roughly 2 million. The gas will enter the United Natural Gas Co. system.
Nelson Figueras Bhinco, an anti Castro leader, was executed in Havana yesterday. He becomes the first person executed in Cuba since September 9.
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